Going purely by reputation of players, Pakistan is a little stronger. Sri Lanka is almost a B team - no Vaas, no Murali, no Sangakkara, Atapattu dropped.

Not sure which is the stronger team. Pakistans middle order looks a bit barren without Inzamam and Younis. Sri Lanka are without Vaas, Murali and Sangakkara. Attapattus place has been taken by Chamara Silva who has proved himself in the world cup. Bandara coming in place of Murali. A good match to watch.

Yasin

May 18, 2007, 07:16 AM

Yes Asif has taken Jaya !

Yasin

May 18, 2007, 07:18 AM

2.2 Mohammad Asif to Jayasuriya, OUT, Great delivery from Asif! swings in from just outside off stump, Jayasuriya beaten all ends up and ball crashes into the stumps
ST Jayasuriya lbw b Mohammad Asif 1 (7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 14.28

How can ball crash onto stumps and the batsman given lbw????

Hatebreed

May 18, 2007, 07:19 AM

How are u seeing it in England? ARY Digital? How much is it?

www.cricketstreamz.com

£1.25 for 10 days, watch all current games.

Yasin

May 18, 2007, 07:19 AM

2.2 Mohammad Asif to Jayasuriya, OUT, Great delivery from Asif! swings in from just outside off stump, Jayasuriya beaten all ends up and ball strikes the pads, caught plumb in front and ball would have crashed the stumps
ST Jayasuriya lbw b Mohammad Asif 1 (7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 14.28

hehehe cricinfo corrects it...

Shehwar

May 18, 2007, 07:20 AM

www.cricketstreamz.com (http://www.cricketstreamz.com)

£1.25 for 10 days, watch all current games.

Thanx buddy!

Yasin

May 18, 2007, 07:28 AM

11/1 off 5 overs and a good start for Pakistan.

Yasin

May 18, 2007, 07:48 AM

Mohammad Sami to Kapugedera, FOUR, Edge past Afridi at slip. Ball travelled fast to the left of Afridi at a wide first slip. He did not pick it up.

Yasin

May 18, 2007, 07:53 AM

Tharanga run out by Salman Butt. This is superb stuff from Pakistan !

Yasin

May 18, 2007, 07:54 AM

The scond power play going on

Yasin

May 18, 2007, 07:59 AM

Good shots by Jayawardene. He seems to have carried his world cup form into this match.

Yasin

May 18, 2007, 08:05 AM

50 / 2 in 13 overs.

tonoy

May 18, 2007, 10:20 AM

pathetic display from sri lanka. GO pakis. come on show em what you are made of.

tonoy

May 18, 2007, 10:20 AM

any free link. pls help me.

Sovik

May 18, 2007, 10:51 AM

is anyone showing this series. last time it was channel i who broadcasted that series

Rifat_02

May 18, 2007, 11:09 AM

Sri Lanka 235-9 after 50 overs.
Pakistan will chase it down considering Murali and Vass are not in the side

Tigers_eye

May 18, 2007, 11:12 AM

Sri Lanka 235-9 after 50 overs.
Pakistan will chase it down considering Murali and Vass are not in the side
You are underestimating Bandara and Jayasuriya.

bapzmania

May 18, 2007, 11:24 AM

if anybody wants to see the match give me PM...may be its not legal to give the link here

tonoy

May 18, 2007, 11:46 AM

is it me or is the link vdo is broken? i mean I hear the ssound but the video is slanted? is there anything to do?

bapzmania

May 18, 2007, 12:03 PM

Imran Nazir is playing too good

bapzmania

May 18, 2007, 12:09 PM

Stupid Afridi....because of him Imran nazir become run out

hailer

May 18, 2007, 12:32 PM

Pm me for link

Yasin

May 18, 2007, 12:34 PM

Yeh shahid Afridi is the reason Imran got out unfortunately. It happens...

Shoaib Maliks captaincy was average. Didnt impress me much. It would be good if he would bowl a few overs, instead of making all 5 bowlers bowl their quota of overs. Asif was superb yet again. Sami was unfortunate, should have got a few more wickets. Afridi didnt pose much threat. Razzaqs bowling was average too. Too many Sri Lankan batsmen throwing their wicket away. Maharoof showed how batting should be done on this pitch. He needs to do it more consistently.

Currently Pakistan 72/1 and need 163 to win from 35.2 overs. The match is swinging in Pakistans favour.

Yasin

May 18, 2007, 01:12 PM

Third power play taken now (after 25 overs) Pakistan 105/3. Mohammed Yousaf and Skipper Malik batting now.

radagast

May 18, 2007, 01:48 PM

Malik gone... :joy:

hailer

May 18, 2007, 02:11 PM

Close match

Sovik

May 18, 2007, 02:16 PM

32 off last over. miss hit went for 6

Russell2k7

May 18, 2007, 02:19 PM

HOly cow Afridi 446666

gatekeeper

May 18, 2007, 02:20 PM

Afridi scored 32 from one Bandara over. This guy is unreal.

Yasin

May 18, 2007, 02:20 PM

YEH ... 32 in an over ... 4 4 6 6 6 6 ...reminded me of Mortaza...this guy has serious power ! Its Afridi obviously...and suddenly not a close match at all...

Yasin

May 18, 2007, 02:20 PM

38.6 Bandara to Shahid Afridi, SIX, What an over. Ends with a flourish, down the ground and plasters it back over the bowler's head for a huge hit. 446666 - the second most expensive over in one-dayers. Only behind Herschelle Gibbs. Blitz, boom, bash, bosh. Bring them on
38.5 Bandara to Shahid Afridi, SIX, Miscued and that's six more, he tries to whack it over long-on but the thick edge howitzers over long-off for another six. The fielder can't get to it
38.4 Bandara to Shahid Afridi, SIX, And this is bigger, much bigger. Thrash, bang, wallop. Similar formula, down the ground and blasts it way over extra cover for a huge six. That's massive. Thunder bolts flying around now
38.3 Bandara to Shahid Afridi, SIX, Shot of the day must be, a flat-batted six to beat all flat-batted hits. Flatter this time and he charges again, tonks it sensationally through extra-cover for a six. Boom boom boom
Over the wicket this time
38.2 Bandara to Shahid Afridi, FOUR, change of angle matters a little now. It's tossed up and Afridi arrives, even before the ball is delivered, and creams it down the ground for a blistering four. Straight and hard - the best way we guess. Boom boom
around the wicket from Bandara now
38.1 Bandara to Shahid Afridi, FOUR, This is too easy now, Bandara flights it outside off and Afridi jumps down the track yet again, tries to go over cover but the thickish outside edge flies away over point for a four. Boom boom

cricman

May 18, 2007, 02:22 PM

My Jaw Just Dropped!

MohammedC

May 18, 2007, 02:23 PM

Close match

its not close match anymore

Yasin

May 18, 2007, 02:25 PM

An over before Afridi murdered them it was
60 runs required from 12 overs, RR: 4.63, RRR: 5.00

After THAT over : 28 runs required from 11 overs, RR: 5.33, RRR: 2.54

Yasin

May 18, 2007, 02:26 PM

Catch dropped....fortune favours the brave lol

Russell2k7

May 18, 2007, 02:26 PM

Thats the difference between established cricketing nation. They can loose to IRE in one match but bounce bak quickly and challange the other top nations.

Yasin

May 18, 2007, 02:27 PM

From cricinfo:

Afridi went from 25 off 17 balls to 57 off 23. Now that's the way you bring up your fifty.

Yasin

May 18, 2007, 02:29 PM

Thats the difference between established cricketing nation. They can loose to IRE in one match but bounce bak quickly and challange the other top nations.

True, even though people might say SL are without Murali, Vaas and Sangakkara...as for Pakistan..theres no Inzi, Younis, Shoaib Akhtar...

Its just that when its Afridis day then it doesnt matter who the opponents are..they will be losing (more than 90% of times)

Sovik

May 18, 2007, 02:34 PM

afridi took the game away from sri lanka

Russell2k7

May 18, 2007, 02:35 PM

yes Afridi's singles are like 4's and 6's.

Russell2k7

May 18, 2007, 02:36 PM

I mean seriously what the hell was wrong wid Pak against IRE.

abdulrahee

May 18, 2007, 02:37 PM

that why we love this team
one day worst then ireland other day better than world XI
full scandels full of politics foll of mulvies and full of bad boys but full of joy and fun make all of us guessing all the time what heppened next
are they out under hundred or make over 350

Russell2k7

May 18, 2007, 02:38 PM

Well, thats makes Afridi's upcoming matches avg quite predictible eh.

Sohel

May 18, 2007, 04:29 PM

i'm not an indo-pak fan. in fact, after bd, i usually root for the lankans. but damn, what an immense performance by afridi, on his day easily the best argument that cricket is NOT a team sport. imran nazir continues to impress and sadly, be unlucky... i hope that long string of misfortune ends soon, he's a pleasure to watch. lanka's an ordinary side without murali, and now sangakkara and the rest of the WC regulars rested for the game - but mahela was still going to pull it off before... well we all know what happened... congrats to all pak fans, the shoaib malik era has begun... :applause:

Ganguly da

May 18, 2007, 09:12 PM

well let's not get too excited here, SL can and will bounce back in big way! remember if pakistan has AFRIDI, srilanka has JAYASURIYA.

Yasin

May 19, 2007, 01:26 AM

well let's not get too excited here, SL can and will bounce back in big way! remember if pakistan has AFRIDI, srilanka has JAYASURIYA.

True. SL definitely can bounce back, though I am not sure how seriously they are looking to win the series here. They gave the first match to a debutant, which I was not quite sure was the right thing to do. SL lower order doesnt have the required fire power to score big in the last 10 overs.

Kabir

May 19, 2007, 01:40 AM

Seriously...both Sri Lanka and Pakistan are the teams I like. So...I guess MY team won regardless :)

Sohel

May 19, 2007, 08:13 AM

well let's not get too excited here, SL can and will bounce back in big way! remember if pakistan has AFRIDI, srilanka has JAYASURIYA.

sanath needs to take the game away early and decisively for the lankans to bounce back. fielding the WC squad will help also...

Sovik

May 19, 2007, 08:50 AM

for some reason i never liked bandara. and i was happy to see afridi hitting him all over the place